I may never see the originals legally again in my lifetime. This is beyond unfair; it’s unthinkable that the REAL versions of the OT have been gone for twenty years.
In this age of 4K & widescreen TVs, laserdisc quality is the best we will ever get for decades to come.
George Lucas knew what he was doing when he sold SW down the river to Disney.
Since I was posting about this very subject in the theatrical vs special edition subforum just yesterday…
We really have no idea.
They could release it next year, or the year after, or five years from now.
It honestly wouldn’t surprise me if Disney simply decides to wait out the expiration of Fox’s rights to the five non-ANH films in order to maximize their profits.